Last night’s State of the Union speech was the logical conclusion of populism: a series of misleading lies and fear-mongering dressed up as theatrical spectacle that aimed to show one team “winning” rather than the serious business of governing and improving people’s lives.

Last night’s State of the Union speech was the logical conclusion of populism: a series of misleading lies and fear-mongering dressed up as theatrical spectacle that aimed to show one team “winning” rather than the serious business of governing and improving people’s lives.

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 5, 2020